patdesign

You should ask, because some people can't distinguish between red and green, and others blues, yellows. I once had a client who saw all reds and greens as beige, and if the color had red or green in its base, then the color was perceived as dull. A person with this limitation would appreciate a frank discussion and even being shown some samples to look at so don't be afraid to ask the question with sensitivity. :-)

scoobertina

Okay... I LOOOOOVE that quilt! I think that is exactly what I am looking for! thank you!

scoobertina

I have asked him, he doesn't live near me and it's more a surprise for him than anything. So I can't take him with me. Thank you everyone for the advice.

klgreene

I don't think the color is as important as the shades. Just so the pattern stands out. Possibly solid colors in varing shades. Use the yellow as a focal point in the quilt. No matter what the colors, I'm sure he will love it since you are making it just for him.

RST

Thanks--
It's one of my favorite quilts I've made, even though it's not fancy or technically proficient -- just because it was specially made for my son, who we were originally told would not be able to see it at all.

It's just a basic log cabin block, in the star setting, with some piano key strip borders. The back is a very vivid orange and yellow flannel.

I think the graphic nature of the log cabin block, with its light and dark sides, might be well suited to your purposes.

RST

RST

quilt3311

We have a gentleman who is colorblind and quilts. He can see value, but not colors. So he brings in his design to the LQS and tells the gals what colors he wants, they pull fabrics of that color, and then he chooses by the value that he can see. He makes very wonderful quilts and its amazing how he can tell value and make it all work.

mpeters1200

There are many, many different kinds of color blindness. I used to think it was only boys, but more and more women have a version of tonal blindness.

A previous poster is correct, if he told you about it, he's not ashamed of it and is willing to talk about it. Don't talk to him about fabric, quiz him on what color he sees when you see a red apple or a yellow banana. Start with basic things. This way, you can have a basic idea of what he can see as far as correctly on the spectrum and what he can see that's different from what someone else would see.

I have major problems distinguishing between pink and orange. Give me a peach, coral, shell, melon any of those and I have no clue what they are. I made a sampler once and picked what I thought was 2 pinks. One was hot pink and one was neon screaming at you for your attention orange. They totally clashed. A dear friend helped me label them as I cut out pieces. I used both of them in the same small sampler quilt. I made sure I didn't use them next to each other. The quilt turned out beautiful. When my beloved grandmother asks me if I have any of that pretty orange left, I always forget and tell her I only put pink in her quilt. It's pretty funny.

JoAnnB

Here's and idea for a blue and yellow quilt. I made this several years ago.

sewingladydi

If you look thru red cellophane, it cancels out the colors and all you see is the value (light,med,dark). I would think the contrast would be more important than the color in this case.

cjaye44

Some of the color combos mentioned really appeal to me, especially the yellow/black/white. I made a blue and yellow string quilt which turned out very nicely. It was an online block exchange.